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Wiedefeld announces retirement as Metro CEO
Will leave in six months
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Paul J. Wiedefeld, the general manager and CEO of the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, plans to retire in six months, the transit authority board chairman announced Tuesday. Wiedefeld was
Metro to keep reduced service levels through end of year
Much of Metro fleet is still sidelined after October derailment
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Metro customers will see reduced rail service through the end of the year, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Monday. The transit system authority attributed the disruption to its
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Metro unveils major Falls Church redevelopment agreement
West Falls Church Metro station will have more than 1M sq ft of mixed use space
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The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority has signed an agreement to redevelop the West Falls Church Metro Station site as a more than 1 million-square-foot mixed-use development. Construction is expected
Silver Line will miss Labor Day target
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Problems plugging Silver Line Phase 2 into the rest of the Washington transit system are delaying the project’s transfer from the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority to the Washington Metropolitan Area
Virginia public transit grapples with reduced ridership, zero fare
From NoVa to Hampton Roads, transit systems face tough financial choices
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RICHMOND, Va. — Virginia public transit systems from Northern Virginia to Hampton Roads are looking for a path forward after losing riders and revenue during the pandemic. Some transit systems
Metro committee approves $4.7B budget for FY2022
Metro will be able to maintain current service levels, avoid cuts
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With an injection of federal funding, Metro will be able to maintain current service and accelerate repairs on the public transportation system. On Thursday, the Metro Board of Directors’ Finance
Loudoun announces major mixed-use development along Silver Line
Rivana at Innovation Station will include apartments, office, retail, hotel
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Loudoun Economic Development unveiled plans Wednesday for Rivana at Innovation Station, a 4.4 million-square-foot mixed-use development adjacent to Metro’s Silver Line extension on a site Loudoun once proposed for Amazon.com
New Metro railcars set to be built in D.C. region
$2.2B contract awarded to Hitachi Rail Washington LLC
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Metro’s new fleet of railcars will be built in the Washington, D.C., region, the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority announced Wednesday. Hitachi Rail Washington LLC, an entity related to Japanese
Metro awards $179M contract to replace escalators
130 escalators to be replaced at 32 stations
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Metro will begin replacing 130 escalators in 32 stations in May, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) announced Tuesday. The transportation authority that runs the Metrorail and Metrobus lines in
Metro plans station closings during inauguration week
Buses will detour around expanded security perimeter at the U.S. Capitol
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Metro will close 13 stations starting Friday, Jan. 15 and continuing through Thursday, Jan. 21, the days around the Jan. 20 inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden, Washington Metropolitan Area Transit